Banbury RUFC

Banbury Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union football club based in Bodicote, near Banbury in Oxfordshire. The club currently participate in the fifth tier of English club rugby, Regional 1 Midlands following their sideways transfer from Regional 1 South West. The club run seven senior sides, and a full range of junior sides from aged 5 upwards.^[1]

Banbury RUFC

Full name	Banbury Rugby Union Football Club
Union	Oxfordshire RFU
Nickname(s)	The Bulls
Founded	1925; 100 years ago (1925)
Location	Banbury, England
Region	Oxfordshire
Ground(s)	Bodicote Park (The Graf UK Stadium) (Capacity: 2,500 (250 seats))
Chairman	Mark Boland
President	Phil 'Monty' Montanaro
Coach(es)	Soane Tongaʻuiha
Captain(s)	Jacob Turner
League(s)	Regional 1 Midlands
2024–25	7th
Team kit
Official website
www.banburyrufc.com

The club has achieved notable success in the Oxfordshire RFU County Cup, winning on seven occasions, including four times in a row in the late 2010s, as well as being runner-up on eleven occasions.

Ground

Banbury play their home games at Bodicote Park (The Graf UK Stadium), in Bodicote which is a village approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of the centre of Banbury. The ground capacity is 2,500, with 250 seats.

Honours

Men's 1st XV

• Midlands 2 champions: 1996–97^[2]
• Midlands 2 East (South) champions: 2009–10
• Midlands 2 West (South) champions: 2015–16
• Oxfordshire RFU County Cup winners (7): 1989–90, 1997–98,^[3] 1999–2000,^[4] 2015–16,^[5] 2016–17,^[6] 2017–18,^[7] 2018–19

Men's 2nd XV

• Midlands 3 East (South) champions: 2008–09
• Midlands 2 East (South) champions: 2009–10
• Midlands 2 West (South) champions: 2015–16
• Oxfordshire RFU County Shield champions: 2024-25

Men's 3rd XV

• Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 (North) champions: 2006–07
• Berks/Bucks & Oxon 4 champions: 2011–12
• Wadworth Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 (North) champions: 2019–20

Men's Vets (Old Nicks)

• Oxfordshire RFU Vets County Cup champions: 2024-25

Men's 1st XV previous seasons

1990/91–1999/2000

Season	League	Finish	Number of Teams
1998-99	Midlands 1	4th	17
1999-00	Midlands 1	6th	17

2000/01–2009/10

Season	League	Finish	Number of Teams
2000-01	Midlands 1	8th	12
2001-02	Midlands 1	12th	12
2002-03	Midlands 2 East	7th	12
2003-04	Midlands 2 East	11th	12
2004-05	Midlands 3 East (South)	6th	12
2005-06	Midlands 3 East (South)	2nd	12
2006-07	Midlands 3 East (South)	2nd	12
2007-08	Midlands 2 East	11th	12
2008-09	Midlands 3 East (South)	5th	12
2009-10	Midlands 2 East (South)	1st	12

2010/11–2019/20

Season	League	Finish	Number of Teams
2010-11	Midlands 1 West	13th	14
2011-12	Midlands 2 West (South)	10th	12
2012-13	Midlands 2 West (South)	9th	12
2013-14	Midlands 2 West (South)	2nd	12
2014-15	Midlands 2 West (South)	3rd	12
2015-16	Midlands 2 West (South)	1st	12
2016-17	South West 1 East	6th	14
2017-18	Wadworth 6X South West 1 East	2nd	14
2018-19	Wadworth 6X South West 1 East	3rd	14
2019-20	Wadworth 6X South West 1 East	3rd	14

2020/21–

Season	League	Finish	Number of Teams
2020-21	COVID-19
2021-22	Tribute South West 1 East	2nd	14
2022-23	Regional 1 South Central	10th	12
2023-24	Regional 1 Midlands	8th	12
2024-25	Regional 1 Midlands	7th	12